Re: mouth sores on MTX question

[Guest guest]

, one nice thing about the folic acid - it's on Walmart's list of

drugs available for $4! My rheumy had me taking 2 grams a day at one

point and said I could even go to 3 if necessary.

So, folic acid can be pretty cheap if you get it at Walmart.

regards,

sherry z

>

>> I saw my family practice doc last week and he said I could up the

folic

> acid or add some L-lysine. I did the latter and it's been about a

> week. I'm taking 1000 mg/day. He said to do one/day as a

preventative

> and two/day for flares.

[Guest guest]

Hi

My Rheumy in creased the folic acid and it helped with some of the

adverse side effects. My husband has mouth sores and his dentist said

to cut out peanuts, peanut butter and chocolate... two of his

favorite things!!! That's just a FYI.

>

> Okay, so I've been on MTX now for three months. I'm currently on 10

> mg/wk. I take 1 mg of folic acid daily. I've always had a problem

> with mouth sores anyway, and now w/ the MTX I get a huge mess of

them

> about every two weeks. The last two times I've had them *on* my

> tonsils - yikes! - it makes me have a sore throat, neck, and ear.

>

>

> Soooo, my question is, have any of you had luck with either

treatment

> for the sores? I also saw my dentist and he said to gargle with

Pepto-

> Bismol and/or put it on the ulcers. I also use Peroxyl wash a few

> times a day during flares.

>

> Again, I had a history of sores all my life anyway. I just get them

> inside my mouth, not outside.

>

> TIA!

>

> C.

>

> [Editor's Note: , I relied on folic acid to help the mouth

sores when I first went on MTX. The good news is that for most

people, the mouth sores eventually stop once your body gets more

acclimated to MTX. Many people find that symptoms are eased by using

injectable rather than oral MTX. You are doing all the right

things. If the symptoms persist, you might need to come off the MTX

but I'd suggest giving it a bit more time and continuing with the L-

lysine. Keep your doctors in the loop on this. Good luck. Kathy F.]

>

[Guest guest]

>

> , one nice thing about the folic acid - it's on Walmart's list

of drugs available for $4!

>

Yes, with my prescription coverage it only costs $1.15/mo at Target for

30 tabs of 1 mg (mili -- hee hee..I do that all the time!)

[Guest guest]

>

> My husband has mouth sores and his dentist said

> to cut out peanuts, peanut butter and chocolate... two of his

> favorite things!!! That's just a FYI.

Thanks - I don't eat either of those on a regular basis....although

peanut M & M's (and peanut butter ones) do get me from time to time! :-)

[Guest guest]

greetings..... if you hsvent tried it, try taking folic acid, because mtx will

take this vitamin out of your system if you dont take enough oh of it. mtx will

cause the mouth sores with the absence of folic acid....blessed be....bob

momto23weeker <momto23weeker@...> wrote:

>

> My husband has mouth sores and his dentist said

> to cut out peanuts, peanut butter and chocolate... two of his

> favorite things!!! That's just a FYI.

Thanks - I don't eat either of those on a regular basis....although

peanut M & M's (and peanut butter ones) do get me from time to time! :-)

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